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This is just flat out cool and heartwarming to see. In between the forum flame wars and endless bickering over car stuff the average woman thinks is insane there are some sweet things on the BMW forums. Ok, very few of those things but this is the kind of video that definitely shows enthusiasm for cars and what puts it over the top is that yes it involves a girl. A really damn cute one. And amazingly it proves BMW nerds on the forums actually can have an attractive girlfriend which might be the greatest lesson of all here.

Basically this young ladies birthday is coming up and her boyfriend got her an Active Autowerke N52 exhaust for her birthday. She does not know it and the boyfriend films the surprise despite the "I look fat" objections. Her reaction is priceless and her "Vroom Vroom" quote would have me ready to propose.

The video is below and warning there is some NWS (not work safe) language. And to the boyfriend, she did not just give you one. I think she just gave the entire forum a hard-on:

Basically, they put up with knowing full well that they own you after the ring is there and the deed is done. I foresaw this coming and told my wife before married that I will always be a huge gear-head, and she can take it or leave it. She said then it is fine, but I have to remind her of that all the time. After 8 years she now says that should be void because my involvement in cars is 'excessive, 'obsessive,' and 'I put cars over our family' (which I don't). My M3 has taken so long because I've put the family over it, so she has no leg to stand on. Evidently, working on it once a month is obsessive.

After 8 years she now says that should be void because my involvement in cars is 'excessive, 'obsessive,' and 'I put cars over our family' (which I don't).

Can't you say her $#@!ing and complaining about it for 8 years is obsessive and excessive and puts her wishes over your own which is wrong considering you told her of your passion even before marriage which she said she understood? What is with the wiring of a woman's brain? What is it designed to do? Just make men miserable? How does this help in nature?

Yup! I now tell people form the get-go that I'm into cars, will spend lots of time and $10's of thousands of dollars on modding cars, which will likely break from time to time.

Gotta set expectations.

They still complain over time despite this

They key to spending a lot of time/money with cars and keeping your wife happy is having it actually be your job. I just dread going on those awful weekend work trips to the track, driving around at 11pm just for the hell of it, spending countless hours in the garage, Vegas trips for SEMA, etc, but what can I do. It's my job.

They key to spending a lot of time/money with cars and keeping your wife happy is having it actually be your job. I just dread going on those awful weekend work trips to the track, driving around at 11pm just for the hell of it, spending countless hours in the garage, Vegas trips for SEMA, etc, but what can I do. It's my job.

They key to spending a lot of time/money with cars and keeping your wife happy is having it actually be your job. I just dread going on those awful weekend work trips to the track, driving around at 11pm just for the hell of it, spending countless hours in the garage, Vegas trips for SEMA, etc, but what can I do. It's my job.